By Canadian Press

Quebec City mayoral candidate concedes after declaring victory on election night

Nov 8, 2021 | 9:38 AM

MONTREAL — A Quebec City mayoral candidate who declared victory on election night has conceded. 

The party of Marie-Josée Savard issued a statement this morning congratulating rival Bruno Marchand for his victory.

Television networks declared Savard the winner of the mayoral race in Quebec’s second largest city around 30 minutes after polls closed Sunday night.

Savard delivered a victory speech around an hour later, but Marchand did not concede and continued to gain votes as counting progressed.

By the end of the night, he had 834 more votes than Savard.

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Savard was endorsed by longtime Quebec City mayor Régis Labeaume, who did not run for re-election.  

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2021.

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This story was produced with the financial assistance of the Facebook and Canadian Press News Fellowship.

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